User talk:Geohara

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Hello Keahapana, I'm not sure quite how to go about this. Perhaps, I'm doing it in the wrong way. If so, please let me know. Several times I've added a link to www.englishjapaneseonlinedictionary.com. It's a free visual and online dictionary. Within a day or so, the link has been removed. This has happened several times. Can anyone tell me: 1. who is removing the link? 2. why they are removing the link? 3. Have I followed some improper procedure? If so, please enlighten me. The link mentioned above is to a non-commercial online dictionary. Why would it be removed? Geohara. (Copied from )


 * Hi Geohara or 70.69.134.97 (and 71.129.93.136?)


 * Welcome to Wikipedia. You've repeatedly added duplicate links to Japanese dictionaries trying to promote your website's dictionary, which is considered commercial spamming and violates Wikipedia guidelines. If your dictionary is "non-commercial" than why does the "Dictionary Home" page offer it for sale? Is it copyrighted? Perhaps you didn't know these rules, but didn't you see the "Here are some major non-commercial online reference sites" sentence preceding your links? Does that apply to englishjapaneseonlinedictionary.com? Anyway, this Japanese dictionaries article already has an External link to the Open Directory category that includes your website. If I can be of any further help, please let me know. Here's a good place to get started WP:LOP. Best wishes. Keahapana 20:12, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Keahapana, I am truly a newbie with regard to all things wikipedia. I'm not even sure if this is the correct way to contact you. I have read your explanation above. As I understand it, you have deleted out entries for the following reasons: 1) the online dictionary section is only for sites which are completely non-commercial. (to that I would reply that our main purpose in having the site is NOT to sell the dictionary. we have simpley added that as a help to teachers who would like to obtain copies of the dictionary for their students, and we are simply trying to cover our expenses at copying the dictionary. So, although someone can purchase a copy of the dictionary in print, sales is hardly on our mind, and provided only as a service to visitors to the site. They can see the dictionary for free, and they can use the searchable online dictionary for free. There is no registration, etc. So, I would disagree with your assertion that our site is a commercial site; 2) our addition to the 'External links' section has been repeatedly deleted. I am assuming that that is because we had an addition in the "Online Dictionary" section. I don't mind which section the dictionary appears in. From a beginner's viewpoint I felt that it applied in both, so I added it in both.  If it only belongs in one then let me know which one and I will put it there.  I did notice that all of the links which I viewed in the External Links section were commercial links. I view my site as informational and educational rather than commercial. If the problem is that I put it in two categories then please let me know which of the two categories it more applies to and we will leave it in that category and not put it in the other. Certainly it qualifies in one of the two categories; 3) I am very unfamiliar with how wikipedia works. Do you 'work' for wikipedia and therefore have deletion rights? or maybe you oversee certain sections. I don't know. anyways, I am just learning a bit about wikipedia. Hope you can shed some light on things for me. Thanks. Geohara 18:33, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Japanese online dictionary
A tag has been placed on Japanese online dictionary, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because it is an article about a certain web site, blog, forum, or other community of web users that does not assert the importance or significance of that web location. Please read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles, as well as notability guidelines for websites. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources which verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material, please affix the template  to the page, and put a note on Talk:Japanese online dictionary. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Redlock 02:29, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

English japanese online dictionary
A tag has been placed on English japanese online dictionary, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because it is an article about a certain web site, blog, forum, or other community of web users that does not assert the importance or significance of that web location. Please read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles, as well as notability guidelines for websites. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources which verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material, please affix the template  to the page, and put a note on Talk:English japanese online dictionary. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Mhking 02:32, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Japanese dictionaries
Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. --Sigma 7 03:22, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Continued spamming
Geohara

Please stop adding your commercial links to Wikipedia. Not only have you repeatedly spammed Japanese Dictionaries, but you've put spam links into Japanese language and Dictionary, using the anonymous IP address 70.71.210.13. It won't work. There are already several editors besides myself reverting your spam.

There's no point in arguing. Wikipedia has developed official policies, which you can learn about them through the "Welcome" links at the top of this page. If you don't want to follow the rules, you might want to read this. Perhaps you should contact an administrator for further help. Good luck. Keahapana 21:42, 27 December 2006 (UTC)